Detention
By Fidelius Charm
Summary: "Granger, I hope you're proud of yourself! You've just earned yourself a week of detention!" The words shocked the entire student population. Hermione Granger had Detention? And she had Fred Weasely to thank. COMPLETE
Note: It's been a fun ride, I've enjoyed writing this story and I hope that you enjoyed it just as much. So here it is, the last chapter of Detention!
SUNDAY
It had taken Hermione all morning to brew the lime green potion she was holding in a small vile. Her and Fred had brewed it together, and Hermione discovered Fred's hidden Potions talent. Of all the people on earth she never expected Fred to be a Potions but he was amazing at Potions nonetheless cutting the manticore skin into perfect inch-by-inch squares like the potion required. The potion turned out absolutely perfect, now all they needed was to get Malfoy to drink it.
"Hermione you look like you're in a trance." Fred said sitting down next to her.
"We need to figure out how to get Malfoy to drink this, and who should give it too him." Hermione said leaning against Fred who instinctively wrapped his arms around her small waste.
"This is a job for the Weasely Twins!" Fred said laughing, "Now where is my other half?"
Hermione and Fred searched the common room to no avail, and then decided he must be in his room working on the order forms for the 3W. So they walked up the left staircase and opened the door leading to Fred and George's dorm room. Boy were they shocked when they found Katie Bell and a certain George Weasely in the middle of a make out session.
"Ahem." Hermione cleared her throat to get the attention of the two.
Katie turned to see that she had an audience but George was totally oblivious to the fact. Who continued to kiss Katie on the cheek.
"What's the matter babe?" George asked.
"We have company dear." She said in replied, which caused George to look at the doorway, "Oh hi Fred, Hermione."
"Hello brother." Fred said trying to contain his laughter.
"You guys really know how to ruin a moment don't you." George said removing himself from Katie.
"I guess you could said that." Hermione said giggling.
"So what was so important that you needed to interrupt my moment?" George said mocking anger.
"Well we need to get Malfoy to drink this," Hermione said holding up a small vile.
"What is it?" Katie asked.
"Gregory's Unctuous Unction (1)!" Fred said grinning.
"Oh you guys are bad!" George said, "But I think I have just the right idea!"
Dobby was so excited to see the Weasely Twins and Hermione. They were always so nice to him, asking him how he was doing, they never disrespected him, and they always treated him as a friend. Dobby was so glad he had met the Weasely Twins and Hermione through Harry Potter. It made him happy to know that people actually cared about him. So when they had asked him this little favor, Dobby couldn't dream of saying no.
"Dobby would gladly do it for yous sirs." Dobby said with a smile, "Dobby wouldn't dare think to refuse."
"Thank you Dobby." Hermione said with a smile.
"No needs to thank Dobby ma'am. Dobby wants to help."
Dobby was caring a tray of tea up to the Slytherin boys dorm, looking for a certain student.
"Are yous Mr. Malfoy." Dobby asked innocently.
"Yes, and what does a filthy house elf like you want from me?" Malfoy said looking with contempt at Dobby.
"We house elves want you to have this," Dobby said raising the tray to Malfoy, "We don't wants you to get sick, we wants you to stay warm."
"About time you little rats learned who to serve." Malfoy said taking the cup of tea sipping it, suddenly Malfoy felt strange…but not too different, must be the tea warming his system he thought.
"Hey Dobby thank you!" Malfoy returned, "I was just wondering, would you wanna playing a game of Wizard's chess with me?"
"Dobby is very busy sir, Dobby doesn't have time."
"Please Dobby, just one round? We are best friends after all." Malfoy said in complete honesty.
"Best friends sir?" Dobby replied shocked.
"Of course! Come on, one round." Malfoy pleaded.
"Of course." Dobby said repeating Draco's words.
Professor Snape was not by any means having a good day. This was actually one of the most horrible days of his entire life (and that is certainly saying something), and it all started with a stupid note he had received by an anonymous owl yesterday. At first he had thought it had been from a student who was playing a prank on him, and he decided he'd catch the culprit at the scene of the crime. But when he arrived…
"This is pure idiocy!" He heard a familiar voice mumble.
He took another step forward and discovered none other then Minerva McGonagall standing in the middle of the clearing in the Forbidden Forest. She was holding a folded piece of parchment and pacing back and forth, continuing to claim that the situation was ridiculous.
"Minerva?" He questioned stepping out of the shadows.
"Severus!" She said with shock in her tone, "You sent me this?"
"I could ask the same for you." He said taking out a piece of parchment from a pocket in the inside of his cloak.
The two Professors stood in silence; it was a very awkward silence, which seemed to just build the tension between the two.
"It must be a joke from one of the students." Minerva said throwing her hands up in the air, "I'm getting to old for all of this nonsense! I've been getting flowers, and chocolates, and notes from a 'secret admirer' the students clearly enjoy poking fun at the fact that I'm not married. But this cakes the cake. Good night Severus, I have N.E.W.T essays to grade."
"As do I. Goodnight."
Professor McGonagall stormed away, not knowing she had confirmed the greatest fear of Severus Snape's life. She didn't care about him. All the chocolates and flowers had been sent from the reclusive Potions Master who had been in love with her since the moment he stepped into her class so many years ago. (2)
He knew it was impossible, that nothing would ever be able to come of his childhood crush. But he always had his hopes, which were now hopelessly crushed. And if was going to be miserable, so would everyone who he came in contact with. He sulked through the halls not knowing why he was doing so. Then he came across Draco Malfoy talking in great length to none of then the freed house elf Dobby. He observed the scene with some concern, Draco Malfoy, pureblood and Slytherin Prince was talking to a house elf as if he was his best friend in the entire world. There was something fishy going on.
"Mr. Malfoy, may I ask what you're doing?" Snape said walking closer to his favorite student.
"Talking to Dobby sir." Malfoy replied without hesitation.
"Stand up boy." Malfoy did as he was told, "Stick out your tongue."
Again Malfoy complied sticking out his tongue, which was a lime green, an unnatural lime green color.
"Did you drink anything unusual today Mr. Malfoy." Snape questioned trying to confirm his supiscions.
"No, I had some juice at breakfast and some tea that Dobby brought me this afternoon." He replied.
"Mr. Malfoy you've been given Gregory's Unctuous Unction, a potion that causes the victim to believe that whoever gave it to him or her is his or her best friend."
"That can't be! Dobby wouldn't do anything like that to me!" Draco said defending Dobby.
Snape sighed; this day certainly wasn't getting any better.
"Mr. Malfoy I want you to return to your common room immediately." Snape demanding.
"But I didn't do anything wrong!" Draco protested, "I was just talking to Dobby!"
"Go before I have to take points from my own house!" Snape commanded which caused Malfoy to begin walking away, "Bye Dobby! And don't let Snape boss you around okay?"
Dobby waved goodbye to Malfoy, and once he was out of sight began to walk away.
"Not so fast house elf." Snape said stopping Dobby in his tracks.
"Yes Professor?" Dobby said turning to face the pale teacher.
"How did you get a hold of the potion you put in Mr. Malfoy's tea?" Snape demanded.
"Dobby will not tell the nasty Professor, Dobby will not!"
"Tell me now or I will go straight to Dumbledore!" Snape threatened.
Dobby wasn't happy to have to tell, but was scared to death of Dumbledore. The old wizard was a nice man, but when angry was not someone you wanted to cross paths with. Even Dobby knew this fact well.
"You see sir…"
Hermione was surrounded in the common room, news of Malfoy's star treatment of Dobby has made its way around the school and it wasn't even a day of classes. The entire common room now knew of the Gregory's Unctuous Unction and how the twins had convinced Dobby to give it to Malfoy. The Gryffindors were ecstatic whispering things about 'How Malfoy had it coming to him.' Or 'Poor Dobby having to deal with that slimy git!'
There were other whispers to of the new couple of the Gryffindor house. Some guys were shocked in Hermione's choice of Fred Weasely others jealous that she didn't choose them. The girls were far worse, they were whispering on how to try to break the two up to have Fred all to themselves. But it all was nonsense, jealous ranting over someone they couldn't get a date with, they'd all get over it.
"'Mione I've got a question for you." Fred said grabbing Hermione's hand and leading her out of the common room, through the portrait and into the hall.
"What is it Fred?" Hermione asked concerned.
"I want to know, after all the crap I've put you through, you were able to forgive me and go out with me?"
Hermione looked at him for a moment, trying to find the right words.
"Because I knew you cared about me even before Friday…I didn't find out right away but yesterday morning I found a note in my pocket. The note you had left me on Wednesday…" Hermione said, "It was so sincere, and one little incident couldn't change my feelings about you."
She pulled out the note from her robe pocket and handed it to him, he opened it and noticed his own handing writing across the parchment in red ink. He had completely forgotten about the little, but silently thanked his self for writing it three days ago.
"It's how I feel 'Mione." Fred said simply.
They slowly were about to close the space between them when they were interrupted by a certain Head of House.
"Mr. Weasely, Miss. Granger please refrain from your public displays of affection. 20 points off for not considering other people's health." Professor Snape said, this caused the two to break apart Hermione blushing furiously.
"How can I help you Professor?" Fred replied.
"The two of you have Detention for poisoning Draco Malfoy with Gregory's Unctuous Unction and I will be taking away fifty points from your house. Oh…and you will be serving the Detention with me for all of next week. I'll have you scrubbing caldrons until your hands fall off." Snape finished with a grin of victory.
"Think that the two of us can deal with another week of Detention?" Hermione asked innocently, a grin across her face.
"As long as I can have Detention with you, I wouldn't mind having the rest of the year in Detention with you." Fred said back, grabbing her around her waste and kissing her.
"That could be arranged very easily Mr. Weasely." Snape said grimly.
And life couldn't of been any better for the two.
Fin
I'm proud to say that this story is officially completed. I doubt there is going to be a sequel, so please don't ask for one. Other then that please keep a look out for my next work called Sex Ed which is going to be a Hermione/Draco story. Hope to see you soon!
--FC